You may remember a couple of weeks ago, Joeymahone giving you the first Hendon fact with regard to the late, great Ivor Arbiter, former Hendon chairman. Until earlier this season until his resignation, Hendon's vice chairman was none other than former 10,000m World Record holder David Bedford.

Current London Marathon race director Bedford attended school in Claremont Road and is a lifelong Hendon supporter. He became involved with the board at Hendon when a ground move to Barnet Copthall was mooted. His contacts in the sporting world have been extremely beneficial to Hendon, including a deal with Adidas that sees the German clothing giants providing kits to all of Hendon's teams and replica shirts, free of charge.

Bedford is probably best known as 'the face' of the 118118 adverts, although in 2003 was involved in a legal dispute over the portrayal of his image by the directory enquiry company. Indeed, his usually genial demeanour turns sour at the utterance of the word 'Got your number!' and he can still be found on the terraces at most Hendon home games.

Other celebs to have been spotted at Claremont Road include Joe Cole, Nick Leeson, Bob Stanley and Duncan Preston.

the two and very same. Bob Stanley is a regular, prowling the terraces with his little transistor radio in hand. Duncan Preston was a one off though at a quiz night for some bizarre and unexplained reason. The 118118 guys were modelled on David Bedford's athletic attire and hair / 'tache combo from the 1970's.

Other than that there's Lindsay Kemp, who taught David Bowie and Kate Bush, and Jacques Lecoq, who founded a school in Paris which is still going today. One of the best things I've ever seen in a theatre was a show called "Three Dark Tales", which was by Lecoq graduates.

Wikipedia lists some others, although you could argue that there's a distinction to be drawn between mimes and stars of silent film. I think Harpo Marx counts, though, because everyone around him was talking:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Mimes

Oh yeah! 1765 parliament passed the Stamp Act which introduced a tax to be levied on its American colonies(required on wills, pamphlets, legal documentation, newspapers, playing cards even!). A key factor in motivating Americas quest for independence.